Support for sinks



(No Model.)

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No. 560,302. I Patented May 19, 1896.

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LYMAN NICHOLS, OF TRENTON, NEV JERSEY.

SUPPORT FOR SINKS, 800.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 560,302, dated May 19,1896.

Application filed June 21, 1895. Serial No. 553,526. (No model.)

To all whon b it may concern:

Be it known that I, LYMAN NICHOLS, of Trenton,New Jersey,have invented anew and useful Improvement in Supports for Sinks and Like Uses, of whichthe following is a description, referring to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a support which may beeconomic and at the same time combine grace with rigidity, strength, andadj ustability to fit various types of sinks or other devices to besupported.

The nature of the invention is such that it will be readily understoodfrom a description of the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is anend elevation of a sink provided with my support. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the same. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are detail views of the lock ormechanical connection between my column or leg proper and the rest whichholds the sink. Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views of my rest and of theextensionbar by which the device is made applicable and carefully fittedto various sizes of sinks; and Fig. 8 is a cross-section on the plane 88 of Fig. 1, showing my extension-joint.

Throughout the drawings like letters of reference indicate like parts.

The sink is shown at S with its rim, which may be either formedintegrally with the body of the sink or may preferably be of Wood,surmounting the sink shown at 8. My support is shown applied to suchsink, the leg or upright portion being shown in the form of a Greciancolumn 0. This column portion is surmounted by an angular rest R, whichfits the angular form of the sink, as seen in Fig. 2. The sink issecured to its rest by means of the extension-bar B, which has theangular end I) bent at such an angle that it fits flush against thelower surface of the rim 8.

The bar B is secured to the rest R in the manner shown clearly in Figs.6, 7, and 8. The bar B lies within a way or channel 1' at the rear ofthe rising portion of the rest R. A slot 1) receives a suitably-formedbolt L, which extends through the bolt-hole Z in the rest R and isscrew-threaded into a nut L. This slot and bolt connection permits theadjustment of the extension B through a range of three or four inches,so that the height of the sinks for which the rest is adapted may bevaried that much without requiring any change in the design of the rest.The head of the bolt L is preferably sunk into the rear of the bar B, sothat it is flush with the surface, the slot 1) being either rabbeted orbeveled to receive it. v

The rest R of my support is secured to the leg or column Gin thefollowing manner: The square base portion of the rest is provided withthe T-shaped stud 1", which enters a corresponding hole o in the hollowhead of the column. The stud being inserted in the hole, the parts areturned ninety degrees and thereby locked firmly together. The base ofthe column 0 is secured firmly to the floor, and as the rest R fits andis secured to the sink S there is no chance given for the stud r tounlock.

Heavy earthenware sinks in the process of manufacture shrink more orless, and, strictly speaking, no two sinks are of identical dimensions,so the advantage of having an adjustable rest is very great, apart fromthe fact that it is advisable to have a support and rest for sinksadapted to several sizes varying three or four inches in height. When asink is to be put in place and my support applied to it, the rest R andextensible barB are adjusted so as to be ofexact length, or a littleshorter than the slanting height of the sink at the points where therests are applied, as in Figs. 1 and 2. The uprights are then set inplace and screwed down to the floor, the rests R locked onto the tops ofthe uprights or columns, and the sink placed in position. The wooden rimS is then laid on and drawn firmly down to the turned-over ends I) ofthe bars 13 by means of strong screws, thereby firmly binding the rim tothe sink and confining the sink between the rim and the flat baseportions of the rests R, the whole resting firmly upon the two columnsor uprights C.

The design for confirmation of the uprights and other parts of mydevice, as a matter of form and ornamentation, is of course not withinthe purposes of this application. Indeed the design forms the subjectmatter of an application for a design patent,

pending concurrently with this. I have, however, in setting forth themechanical construction of my support, applied the design which I haveconsidered most ornamental, but it must be understood that there is nointention in this application to either set forth or protect suchdesign, this application being of course restricted solely to the mechanical purposes and operation of my invention.

In the broader aspect of my invention, as specified in the followingclaim, the details of this joint, by which the rest is secured to thecolumn, may be varied without departing from my invention, and also theextensionjoint between the rest and the bar B may be omitted. So,also,where there is no extensionjoint provided the parts may be madeintegrally, and in some instances the column may be also integral.

In the foregoing I have, however, fully set forth the preferred form ofmy invention; and I claim by these Letters Patent of the United States,together with all such modifications as maybe made Without departingfrom the principle of my invention, and with only such limitations andrestrictions as are expressed or by law implied in View of the relatedarts, as follows:

In combination with a sink or fixture, the rod B secured to the upperportion or rim S, an angular rest R, fitted to the angle or corner ofthe said fixture, an extensible joint rigidly connecting the said rod 13and the said angular rest R and thereby securing the said fixture andits rim to the said angular rest, and the column or upright detachablysecured to the said rest, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at Trenton, NewJersey, this 28th day of February, A. D. 1895.

LYMAN NICHOLS Witnesses:

ALEX. K. YOUNG, EDWARD O. STORER.

